Derrell Johnson-Koulianos
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos | |
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College | Iowa |
Conference | Big Ten |
Sport | Football |
Position | Wide receiver |
Jersey # | 15 |
Nickname | DJK |
Career | 2006–present |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Nationality | United States |
Born | February 24, 1987 |
High school | Cardinal Mooney High School Youngstown, Ohio |
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, born February 24, 1987, and sometimes nicknamed DJK,[1] is a wide receiver on the Iowa Hawkeyes college football team.[2] During the 2007 season, Johnson-Koulianos caught 38 passes for 482 yards and two touchdowns. In 2008 he caught 44 passes for 639 yards and 3 touchdowns. In 2009, his productivity once again increased as he caught 45 passes for 750 yards and 2 touchdowns.[3]
While at Cardinal Mooney High School, Johnson-Koulianos received Ohio first-team all-state honors as a junior and a senior. On June 17, 2006,[4] he was named Most Valuable Player for the Ohio team at the Big 33 Football Classic.[2] Running for 138 yards and throwing for 118, Johnson-Koulianos had a part in three Ohio touchdowns.[4]
2010 Season
In the season opener against Eastern Illinois, Johnson-Koulianos caught just 1 pass for 4 yards. The next week, against Iowa State, he grabbed 5 receptions for 65 yards. In the Hawkeyes' 3rd game of the year, a 34-27 loss to Arizona, Johnson-Koulianos hauled in 7 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown, which sparked an Iowa run of 20 unanswered points. Johnson-Koulianos followed his efforts against the Wildcats by hauling in 4 catches for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 45-0 rout of Ball State. The next week against Penn State, he made 4 catches for 64 yards and the only receiving touchdown of the game for the Hawkeyes. In his next game (against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor), Johnson-Koulianos would not disappoint, grabbing 4 receptions for 70 yards; three of them were touchdowns. In a 31-30 loss to the 2010 Wisconsin Badgers, Johnson-Koulianos caught 5 passes for 93 yards and a TD.
On December 7, 2010, Johnson-Koulianos was arrested on multiple drug charges. Accordingly, he was suspended from play.[5]
Collegiate statistics
As of October 23, 2010
Year | Team | G | Rec | Yards | AVG | TD |
2007 | Iowa | 12 | 38 | 482 | 11.9 | 2 |
2008 | Iowa | 13 | 44 | 639 | 14.5 | 3 |
2009 | Iowa | 12 | 45 | 750 | 16.7 | 2 |
2010 | Iowa | 10 | 41 | 673 | 16.4 | 9 |
Total | 47 | 168 | 2544 | 15.1 | 16
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